Purpose:
To provide strategic advice, shared intelligence, and coordinated activities to support MTAA’s advocacy efforts on behalf of its members.
The Committee supports MTAA’s direct engagement and media campaign activities, including contributing to patient stories, data and insights on the
effects of positive and negative reforms.
The Committee is also responsible for supporting MTAA with the development and execution of the Public Affairs Committee Advocacy Strategy and its activities, including active stakeholder engagement to promote priorities of the industry and the strategic issues identified by other committees.
The Committee also supports the amplification of MTAA’s advocacy content, which includes reports, submissions and industry content products and messages.
Objectives:
- Support the development and execution of MTAA’s Advocacy Strategy and its activities, including active stakeholder engagement to promote strategic and policy priorities of the industry,
- Provide strategic counsel and shared intelligence, and
- Support the amplification of advocacy content through direct engagement.
MTAA Lead: Justin Foster, Associate Director – Advocacy and Government Relations
Member Name | Position Title | Company |
| James Doyle (Chair and Board Representative) | Senior Director – Foot & Ankle, Spine and Trauma | Stryker Australia Pty Ltd |
| Ofer Elboher (Board Representative) | General Manager, Abbott Electrophysiology Australia and New Zealand | Abbott Medical Australia Pty Ltd |
| Aditi McManus | Head of Government Affairs, ANZ | Varian, a Siemens Healthineers company |
| AJ Moreland | Managing Director & Executive Chairman | Draeger Australia Pty Ltd |
| Clinton Lubcke | Senior Manager, Government Affairs | Stryker Australia Pty Ltd |
| Daniel Kildea | Director, Government Affairs & Policy | Johnson & Johnson MedTech |
| Gareth Trickey | Director Communications | Vantive Pty Ltd |
| Georgia Psarros | Senior Manager, Government Affairs | Baxter Healthcare Pty Ltd |
| Kate King | Government Affairs Director, ANZ | Medtronic Australasia Pty Ltd |
| Michael Simmonds | Director Health Economics & Government Affairs | Boston Scientific Pty Ltd |
| Paul Davies | Regional Director | Abbott Medical Australia Pty Ltd |
| Polo Guilbert-Wright | Senior Director Government Affairs and Market Access | Edwards Lifesciences Pty Ltd |
| Robyn Chu | Head of Market Access & Policy | Alcon Laboratories (Australia) Pty Ltd |
| Scott Bradley | Head of Solutions, Public Sector, Government & Public Affairs | Philips Electronics Australia Limited |
